| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Utah State Aggies |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Division: | Mountain Division |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 7–6 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Gary Andersen |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Mike Sanford Jr. |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Justin Ena |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–2–5 |
| Stadium: | Maverik Stadium |
| Bowl: | Frisco Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 41–51 vs. Kent State |
The 2019 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by head coach Gary Andersen in his fifth overall season, although first season after taking over as the program's head coach for the second time. The team played their home games at Maverik Stadium, and competed as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1]
Utah State had five players placed on eleven different award watch lists heading into the 2019 season.
| Maxwell Award[2] | Jordan Love | QB | JR |
| Walter Camp Award[3] | Jordan Love | QB | JR |
| Davey O'Brien Award[4] | Jordan Love | QB | JR |
| Lou Groza Award[5] | Dominik Eberle | PK | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy[6] | Dominik Eberle | PK | SR |
| Bednarik Award[7] | Tipa Galeai | DL | SR |
| Bednarik Award | David Woodward | LB | JR |
| Butkus Award[8] | David Woodward | LB | JR |
| Nagurski Award[9] | David Woodward | LB | JR |
| Lott Trophy[10] | David Woodward | LB | JR |
| Thorpe Award[11] | DJ Williams | CB | SR |
Utah State had three players named as preseason All-Americans by various publications.[12] [13] [14]
| Savon Scarver | KR | JR | Sporting News, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele |
| David Woodward | LB | JR | Athlon Sports, Phil Steele |
| Dominik Eberle | PK | SR | Athlon Sports |
Mountain West Media Days were held on July 23–24 at the Green Valley Ranch resort in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada.
In the preseason media poll, the Aggies were predicted to finish second in the Mountain Division.[15]
| Mountain Division | |||
| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) | |
| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) | |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 | |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 | |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 | |
Jordan Love was selected as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year at MWC Media Days. Utah State had four additional players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[16]
| Jordan Love | QB | JR |
| Tipa Galeai | DL | SR |
| David Woodward | LB | JR |
| DJ Williams | CB | SR |
| Savon Scarver | KR | JR |
The 2019 Aggie coaching staff included ten new coaches as a result of Matt Wells' departure and the subsequent rehiring of Gary Andersen. Only Frank Maile and Stacy Collins remained from the previous staff. Of the ten new coaches, two had previous experience at Utah State (Gary Andersen and TJ Woods), and two were former Aggie football players (Keegan Andersen and Bojay Filimoeatu).
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff | |
| Head coach | Utah (1986) | 2019 (previously 2009–2012) | ||
| Frank Maile | Assistant head coach / tight ends | Utah State (2007) | 2016 (previously 2009–2013) | |
| Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Boise State (2004) | 2019 | ||
| Defensive coordinator / Inside Linebackers | BYU (2001) | 2019 | ||
| TJ Woods | Offensive line | Azusa Pacific (2002) | 2019 (previously 2009–2012) | |
| Special teams coordinator / running backs | Western Oregon (1998) | 2016 | ||
| Pass game coordinator / wide receivers | Houston (2001) | 2019 | ||
| Defensive ends | Utah State (2012) | 2019 | ||
| Safeties | Wisconsin (2015) | 2019 | ||
| Mark Orphey | Cornerbacks | Texas Southern (2010) | 2019 | |
| Jordan Hicks | Strength and Conditioning | Georgetown (KY) (2005) | 2019 | |
| Keegan Andersen | Director of player personnel | Utah State (2013) | 2019 |
Source: [18] 2019 Fall Camp Football Roster
See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team.
See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team.
See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team.
See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team.
See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.
See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team.
See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team.
See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team.
See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team.
See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team.
See also: 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and 2019 Frisco Bowl.
See also: 2020 NFL draft.